Change is GOOD

Good morning!

Taking a page from Martin Luther King Junior, "Something is happening in Houston, something is happening in our world." I've moved on from the company that was the genesis of my Salesforce.com revolution. It was a sad day on Friday. After ten years, I received an offer that I "couldn't refuse". And so, I bid adieu to my home away from home MRC, and say bonjour to my new home away from home NRGEnergy.

This morning, I have been here for four days, but it still feels like the first day. Everything is new and exciting, and I can't wait to get to work! I feel like a schoolkid at a new school where they are able to reinvent themselves as the "cool kid".

As we ramp up in preparation of Dreamforce '13, and as I am adjusting to my new job and new commute and new office and new co-workers, I can't help reflecting on the past while I am preparing for the future. Change is good my friends, never allow yourself to stagnate!

Two quotes about change for today...

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ~ Maya Angelou

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." ~ Anatole France

MVP Summit - Amazingness

I'm just now getting around to blogging about the Salesforce.com MVP Summit. I feel a bit lazy about it, since there were some of us that were blogging it out on the airplane on the way home. I needed to take some time to organize my thoughts after the whirlwind of awesomeness.

I'm not going to run on and on about every cool thing that happened, most of the details are under NDA, so I can't share the exact discussions.

I can tell you that the co-founder of Salesforce.com, Parker Harris was there the entire day, and spoke very frequently and very forthrightly  in response to our questions and comments.

I can tell you that it was an amazing experience, spending two days with this many others who are as passionate about Salesforce.com as I am!

Having breakfast with Parker Harris (@parkerharris) and Peter Coffee (@petercoffee) was amazing. Having Charlie Isaacs (@charlieisaacs) treat us to dinner and drinks on Friday Night... amazing.

Discussing our thoughts and wishes for Salesforce.com with a room full of executives and product managers that were actually interested in hearing them, seeing some demos of new features that will be released at Dreamforce, and knowing that Salesforce.com actually cares deeply about what their community thinks about them, was the biggest amazing feature of the entire event.

Thank you Salesforce.com, Charlie Issacs, Peter Coffee, and Parker Harris for making us feel like superstars!

AND - A HUGE thank you to Matt & Erica for pulling this all together, and herding us for three days.

Matt - you are a "harsh taskmaster" and so good at what you do!

I am proud beyond words to be a part of the "Kuhl Kids".

There are several terrifc blog posts out there, and here are the links:

http://redargyle.squarespace.com/blog/2013/9/1/thoughts-on-the-salesforce-community-mvp-summit.html

http://blog.jeffdouglas.com/2013/08/30/recap-2013-salesforce-mvp-summit/

http://limitexception.herod.net/2013/08/31/mvp-summit-san-francisco-thank-you/

http://ericforcefield.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/history-was-made/

http://www.shellblack.com/salesforce/community/mvp-summit-2013-recap/

http://adminhero.com/2013/09/02/2013-mvp-summit/